Monday, November 30

6th grade:
•Unit 16 Spelling Pre-test
•Preview "Nadia the Willful"
•Draw a Venn Diagram
•Read pages 22-26
•Write a brief summary over what you've read

7th grade:
•Unit 16 Spelling Pre-test
•Preview "Waiting"
•Draw a Reactions chart
•Read pages 39-42
•Write a brief summary over what you've read

Tuesday, November 24

6th grade:
•Test over "My First Dive With the Dolphins" and Author's Purpose and Point-of-View

7th grade:
•Test over "A Retrieved Reformation" and AP and POV

*No Spelling Test this week!!!

Have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Go to the library
•Complete and study the study guide for the test

*Test over the story and author's purpose and point-of-view tomorrow!

Friday, November 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 15 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Make a study guide for the test that will be Tuesday

Thursday, November 19

6th grade:
•Beach Ball review of "My First Dive With the Dolphins"
•Responding Options:
--from Critical Response to Critical Analysis #'s 1-6
--Words to Know

7th grade:
•Beach Ball review of "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Responding Options:
--from Critical Response to Critical Analysis #'s 1-7
--Words to Know

Wednesday, November18

6th grade:
•Spelling Activity (pp. 97-99):
--Word Analysis
--Analogies
--Syllable Scramble
--Proofreading

7th grade:
•Spelling Activity (pp. 97-99):
--Using Context
--Synonyms
--Code Breaker
--Modular Words

Tuesday, November 17

6th and 7th grade:
•Author's Purpose activity
•Author's Purpose Test Prep games on the internet:

www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/b/authorspurposep.cfm

www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.cfm

Monday, November 16

6th grade:
•Unit 15 Spelling Pre-Test
•Mrs. Tucker to read "Flowers and Freckle Cream"
-Students determine author's purpose and point-of-view
•Give an example of each author's purpose

7th grade:
•Unit 15 Spelling Pre-test
•Give two examples of each author's purpose

Friday, November 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 14 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Academy of Reading
•AR

Thursday, November 12

6th and 7th grade:
•Spelling Activity: Word Ladder (with partner)
•Study Spelling words

Wednesday, November 11

6th and 7th grade:
•Finish activities from yesterday
•Write a 1/2 page summary of the story
•Study Spelling words

Tuesday, November 10

6th grade:
•Make a characteristics chart:
--Look back in the story and chart the different characteristics of each of the five dolphins
•Draw a scene from the story as you pictured it

7th grade:
•Write and article for the Elmore Daily News detailing Agatha's rescue
•Research men's fashions in the 1800's and draw a sketch of Jimmy Valentine as you believed he looked

Monday, November 9

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 14 Spelling Pre-test
•Author's Purpose and Point-of-View Activity
•Check papers

Friday, November 6

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 13 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Correct tests over story
•AR

Wednesday, November 4

6th grade:
•Fill out first and second columns of KWL chart
•Read "My First Dive With the Dolphins"
•Author's Purpose and Point-of-View activity:
-find four stories in your Literature book and write what the author's purpose for writing is and what viewpoint it's told from

7th grade:
•Read "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Complete and turn in Motives Chart
•Author's Purpose and Point-of-View activity:
-find six stories in your Literature book and write what the author's purpose is for writing and the viewpoint from which it's told

Tuesday, November 3

6th grade:
•Unit 13 Spelling Pre-test
•Take notes over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•Preview "My First Dive With the Dolphins" (page 65)
•Make a KWL chart with "Dolphins" as the subject

7th grade:
•Unit 13 Spelling Pre-test
•Take notes over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•Preview "A Retrieved Reformation" (page 27)
•Create the "Motives" diagram
•Begin reading the story and read up to page 30

Monday, November 2

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•Academy of Reading
•AR

*We will get new Spelling words tomorrow.